Infant&#39;s table



H. G. TRUESDELL AND M H. VAN WORMER.

INFANTS TABLE. APPLICATION FILED .DEC. 6. I919.

1,391,650. e Sept. 20, 1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

HOBART G. TRUESDELL AND MYRON H. VAN WORMER, or sUrriELn, CONNECTICUT.

INFANTS TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patent d S t 20 1921 Application filedDecember 6, 1919. Serial No. 343,124.

[0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HonAR'r G. TRUES- DELL and Mirror: H. VAN \Vomrnn,citizens of the United States, and residents of Suffield, county ofHartford, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in an Infants Table, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates particularly to a table designed and peculiarlyadapted for use in dressing and bathing infants, the object of theinvention being to produce an article of the character described havingfeatures of novelty and advantage.

The invention is illustrated in the drawing wherein the figure is anelevational view of the table.

The frame of the table is formed of metal and has legs a and 7) whichare crossed and pivoted as at c, the two pairs of legs being connectedtogether by proper braces d, e. The legs are tubular to telescopicallyreceive the lower ends of supports f so that the table is adjustable asto height to accommodate persons of different stature and varyingrequirements of different users. The supports are maintained in adjustedposition in any suitable manner as by means of thumb screws g. The upperends of corresponding supports of each pair are connected by side bars hto which is removably secured, as by means of hooks 2', the top Z:formed of webbing of some sort. The legs are held in extended positionby U-shaped brackets Z, w, having their arms telescoping into the sidebars 71 which may be tubular for this purpose. These braces may beformed from a single rod as is brace Z, or they may be formed in twoparts connected together by a coupling a, as shown on the right handside of the figure.

The brace m serves as a frame for a bath tub 0 of suitable water prooffabric, such as rubberized cloth. The tub is removably secured in anysuitable manner to the brace; in the present instance, the tub beingshown as having eyelets 79 through which the arms of the brace arthreaded. The outer end of the brace m is supported by an adjustablestandard 1', the upper end of which may be screwed into a threadedopening in the coupling n so that the standard may be readily removedwhen it is desired tocollapse the table. The other brace Zmay serve as arack for towels, clothes, or the like. Removably secured to on of theside bars h is an apron 8 having pockets to receive toilet or otherarticles which may be used while bathing or dressing an infant.

This complete device provides a very useful article, the top 7.: ofwebbing is held sufficiently taut by the braces which position the legsin their extended position and yet has sufficient give so that theweight of the infant will cause it to sag very slightly, leaving thecenter depressed with respect to the edges and so removing thepossibility of the child rolling off of the table. The top of webbing issoft so that an infant can be laid upon it without discomfort. The bracem performs a double function, acting as a frame for the bath tub andalso as means for maintaining the legs in their extended position.

As the bath tub is immediately adjacent or continuous to the top of thetable,-the infant may be undressed on the top of the table, transferredto the tub and bathed, and then again placed on the top where it may bedried and redressed and all of this may be done right on the device sothat there is no necessity for the attendant to change her position. Asthe top 7:1, bath tub 0 and apron s are all removable, they can bereadily cleansed or renewed when soiled or Worn. The article may bequickly folded or collapsed into a compact space for convenient storagewhen it is not in use, it being readily understood that to collapse thedevice it is merely necessary to remove the standard 7*, draw out thebraces Z and at until one arm of each is disengaged from the side bars72., and then telescope the other arm of each brace into the side bars hwith which they are engaged.

We claim as our invention:

1. A folding table comprising pairs of crossed pivoted legs, side barsconnecting the corresponding legs of each pair, a webbing attached atits edges to said bars, a U-shaped brace to hold said pairs of legs inextended position and having its arms tele- 2. A folding tablecomprising crossed pivote pairs of d legs, tubular bars connect- 5 ingthe corresponding legs of each pair, a

webbing attached at its a U-shaped br edges to said bars, ace to holdsaid pairsof legs in extended position and having its arms telescopinginto said side bars, a bath tub of fabric removably carried by saidbrace, and a standard connected to and supporting the outer end of saidbrace.

HOBART G. TRUESDELL. MYRON H. VAN VORMER.

